Born in Florence, Dominicus studied at Bologna where he was a student and disciple of Antonius de Butrio, and possibly also of Petrus de Ancarano. Dominicus then served as the vicar of the bishop of Modena and attended the council of Pisa in 1409, before he began teaching law at Bologna. In his later years, he became an auditor of the Apostolic Camera. He also attended the council of Basel. He died in Tivoli in 1424.